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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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