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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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