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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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