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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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