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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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