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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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