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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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