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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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