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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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