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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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