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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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