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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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