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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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