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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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