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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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