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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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