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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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