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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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