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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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