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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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