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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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