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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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