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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the 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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