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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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