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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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