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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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