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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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