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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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