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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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