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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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