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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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