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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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