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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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