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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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