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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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