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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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