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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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