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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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