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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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