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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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