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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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