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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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