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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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