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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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