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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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