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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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