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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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