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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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