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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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