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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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