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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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