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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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