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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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