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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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