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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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