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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the 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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