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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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