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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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