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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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