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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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