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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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