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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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