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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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