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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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