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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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