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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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