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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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