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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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