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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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