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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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