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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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