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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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