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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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