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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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