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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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