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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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