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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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