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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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