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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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