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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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