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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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