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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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