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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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