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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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