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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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