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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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