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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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