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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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