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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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