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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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