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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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