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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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