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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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