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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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