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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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