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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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