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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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