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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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