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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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