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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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