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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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