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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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