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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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