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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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