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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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