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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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