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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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