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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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