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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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