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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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