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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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