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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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