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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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