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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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