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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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