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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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