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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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