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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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