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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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