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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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