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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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