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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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