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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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