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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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