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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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