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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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