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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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