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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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