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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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