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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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