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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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