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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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