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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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