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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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