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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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