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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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