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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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