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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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