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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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