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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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