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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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