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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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