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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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