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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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