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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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