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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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