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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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