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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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