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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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