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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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