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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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