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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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