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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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