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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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