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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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