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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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