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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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