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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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