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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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