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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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