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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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