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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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