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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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