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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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