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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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