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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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