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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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