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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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