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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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