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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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