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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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