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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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