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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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