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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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