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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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