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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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