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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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