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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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