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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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