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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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