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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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