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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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