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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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