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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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