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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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