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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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