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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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