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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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