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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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