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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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