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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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