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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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