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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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