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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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