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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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