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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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