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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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