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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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