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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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