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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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