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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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