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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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