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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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