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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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