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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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