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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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