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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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