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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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