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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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