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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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