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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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