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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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