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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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