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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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