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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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