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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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