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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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