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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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