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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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