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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches 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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