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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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