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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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