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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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