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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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