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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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