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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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