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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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