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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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