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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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