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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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