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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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