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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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