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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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