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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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