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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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