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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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