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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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