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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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