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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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