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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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