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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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