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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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