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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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