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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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