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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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