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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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