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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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