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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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