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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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