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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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