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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key 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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