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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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