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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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