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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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