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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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