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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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