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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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