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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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