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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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