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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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