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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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