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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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