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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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