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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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