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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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