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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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