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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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