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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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