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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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