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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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