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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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