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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses 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. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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