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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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