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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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