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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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