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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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