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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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