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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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