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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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