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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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