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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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