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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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