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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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