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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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