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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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