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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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