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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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