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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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