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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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