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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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