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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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