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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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