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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major 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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