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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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