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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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