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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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