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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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