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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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