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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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