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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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