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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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