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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)