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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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