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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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