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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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