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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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