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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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