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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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