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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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