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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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