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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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