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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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