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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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