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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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