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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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