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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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