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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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