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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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