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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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