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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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