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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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