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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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