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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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