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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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