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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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