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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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