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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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