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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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