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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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