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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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