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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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