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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources