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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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