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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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