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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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