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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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