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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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