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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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