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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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