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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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