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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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