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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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