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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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