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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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