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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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