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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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