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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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