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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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