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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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