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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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