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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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