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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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