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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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