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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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