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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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