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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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