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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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