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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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