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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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