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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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