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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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