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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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