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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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