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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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