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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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