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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies 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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