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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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