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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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