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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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