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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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