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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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