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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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