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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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