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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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