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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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