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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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