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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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