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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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