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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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