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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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