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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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