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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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