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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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