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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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