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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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