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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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