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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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