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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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