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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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