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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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