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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)