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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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