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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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