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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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