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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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