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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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