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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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