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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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