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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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