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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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