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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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