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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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