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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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