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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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