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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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