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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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