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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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