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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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