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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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