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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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