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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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