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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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