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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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