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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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