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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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