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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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