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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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