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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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