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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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