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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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