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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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