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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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