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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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