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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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