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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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