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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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