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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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