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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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