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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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