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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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