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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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