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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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