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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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