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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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