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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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