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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about 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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