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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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