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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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