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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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