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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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