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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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