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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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