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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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