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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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