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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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