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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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