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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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