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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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