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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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