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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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