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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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