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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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