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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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