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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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