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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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