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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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