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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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