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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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