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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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