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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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