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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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