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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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