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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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