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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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