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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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