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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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