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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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