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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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