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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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