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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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