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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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