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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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