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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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