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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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