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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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