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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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