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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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