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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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