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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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