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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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