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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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