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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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