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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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