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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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