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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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