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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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