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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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