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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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