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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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