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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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