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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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