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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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