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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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