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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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