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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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