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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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