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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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