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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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