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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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