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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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