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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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