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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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