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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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