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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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