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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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