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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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