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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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