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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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