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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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