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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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