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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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