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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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